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<p>95.151.178.68: /* Trivia */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|1974 British comedy/horror film by Clive Donner}}<br /> {{Other uses|Vampira (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{Multiple issues|<br /> {{More citations needed|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Lead too short|date=October 2021}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}<br /> {{Use British English|date=May 2016}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox film<br /> | name = Vampira<br /> | image = Vampiraposter.jpg<br /> | caption = Theatrical release poster<br /> | director = [[Clive Donner]]<br /> | producer = Jack Wiener<br /> | writer = [[Jeremy Lloyd]]<br /> | starring = {{Plainlist|<br /> * [[David Niven]]<br /> * [[Teresa Graves]]<br /> }}<br /> | music = [[David Whitaker (composer)|David Whitaker]]<br /> | cinematography = [[Anthony B. Richmond]]<br /> | editing = [[Bill Butler (film editor)|Bill Butler]]<br /> | studio = World Film Services<br /> | distributor = [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]]-[[Warner Bros.|Warner Distributors]]<br /> | released = {{Film date|df=y|1974|10|10|London}}<br /> | runtime = 88 minutes<br /> | country = United Kingdom<br /> | language = English<br /> }}<br /> '''''Vampira''''' is a 1974 British [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Clive Donner]], and starring [[David Niven]] and [[Teresa Graves]]. The spoof of the [[vampire]] genre was re-titled '''''Old Dracula''''' for release in the United States, in an attempt to ride the success of ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''.<br /> <br /> ==Plot==<br /> [[Count Dracula]] is an old vampire who, because of his advanced age, is forced to host tours of his castle to get new victims. In an attempt to revive his long-lost love, Vampira, Dracula needs to find a victim with a very specific blood group combination to resurrect Vampira by a blood transfusion. So he sets out to collect blood from the bevy of [[Playboy Playmate|''Playboy'' Playmates]] visiting his castle. However, one of the Playmates whose blood is drained is [[Black people|black]], turning the revived Vampira into a black woman.<br /> <br /> Dracula enthralls the hapless Marc to collect blood from three white women in hopes of restoring Vampira's original skin color. Dracula transfuses the blood into her but she is unchanged; however, her bite turns Dracula black. Marc and his love Angela race to destroy Dracula but are taken aback upon seeing Dracula's new skin tone. Their surprise gives the vampires time to slip away to catch a flight to Rio for [[Carnival]].<br /> <br /> ==Cast==<br /> {{Cast list|<br /> * [[David Niven]] as Count Dracula<br /> * [[Teresa Graves]] as Countess Vampira<br /> * [[Nicky Henson]] as Marc<br /> * [[Jennie Linden]] as Angela <br /> * [[Linda Hayden (actress)|Linda Hayden]] as Helga<br /> * [[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Pottinger<br /> * [[Andrea Allan]] as Eve<br /> * [[Veronica Carlson]] as Ritva<br /> * [[Minah Bird]] as Rose<br /> * [[Freddie Jones]] as Gilmore<br /> * [[Chris Sandford]] as Milton<br /> * [[Frank Thornton]] as Mr. King<br /> * [[Peter Bayliss]] as Maltravers<br /> * [[Cathie Shirriff]] as Nancy<br /> * [[Aimi MacDonald]] as Woman in hotel room<br /> * [[Patrick Newell]] as Man in hotel room<br /> * [[Kenneth Cranham]] as Paddy, the Delinquent<br /> * [[Carol Cleveland]] as Jane, the Delinquent's Victim<br /> * [[Luan Peters]] as Pottinger's Secretary<br /> * [[Nadim Sawalha]] as Airline Representative<br /> * Marcia Fox as Air Hostess<br /> * [[Penny Irving]] as ''Playboy'' Bunny<br /> * Hoima McDonald as ''Playboy'' Bunny<br /> * Nicola Austin as ''Playboy'' Bunny<br /> * David Rowlands as Drunk<br /> * [[Ben Aris]] as Policeman<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Release==<br /> The film was released theatrically in the [[United States]] by [[American International Pictures]] in 1975, under the title ''Old Dracula'' in an attempt to cash in on the success of director [[Mel Brooks]] 1974 horror movie spoof ''Young Frankenstein''. Exhibitors frequently paired ''Old Dracula'' on a [[double bill]] with '' Young Frankenstein''.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}<br /> <br /> ==Reception==<br /> [[Roger Ebert]], writing for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', gave the film one out of four stars, describing it as a mess with only Niven being a highlight, describing the film as a &quot;depressing exercise&quot; due to not being to the standard of British horror films of the time and feeling dated to the previous decade.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/old-dracula-1975|title=Old Dracula movie review &amp; film summary (1975)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|date=December 15, 1975|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=June 14, 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> In the opening scene, David Niven aka Dracula flips through the July 1973 issue of US Playboy Magazine<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *{{IMDb title|id=0071938|title=Vampira}}<br /> *{{Amg movie|104583|Vampira}}<br /> *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=old_dracula|title=Vampira}}<br /> <br /> {{Clive Donner}}<br /> {{Dracula}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:1974 films]]<br /> [[Category:1974 horror films]]<br /> [[Category:American International Pictures films]]<br /> [[Category:British comedy horror films]]<br /> [[Category:British vampire films]]<br /> [[Category:1970s comedy horror films]]<br /> [[Category:Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios]]<br /> [[Category:1970s English-language films]]<br /> [[Category:Dracula films]]<br /> [[Category:1970s parody films]]<br /> [[Category:Films directed by Clive Donner]]<br /> [[Category:Vampire comedy films]]<br /> [[Category:1974 comedy films]]<br /> [[Category:Films set in castles]]<br /> [[Category:1970s British films]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{comedy-horror-film-stub}}</div>

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